Fleming’s home delivery seafood — twenty five years on

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

I well remember back in 1986 when Gay and Freda Fleming opened their fish shop in Dominick Street. I was a regular customer and it had a great selection even then. After a few years they decided to move into the home delivery business and have been delivering to customers as far away as Dublin ever since.

Enjoy a lighter life with LighterLife

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

The country is in the midst of an obesity crisis, with obesity affecting one in four women and one in five men. According to the National Obesity Forum many of us have a healthy body mass imagination and what we see in the mirror is not an accurate reflection of our true weight. The forum has been urging people to avoid risking their health for the sake of vanity and to get a real measure of their body mass index (BMI).

Helping tackle obesity on a national scale, weight loss and weight management company LighterLife has helped people shed an incredible 58,509 stone in 2010. A little closer to home, Adam Butcher, LighterLife weight management counsellor for Galway, has helped residents shed an incredible 395 stone since opening his doors.

Weight loss does not have to be so difficult

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

After already trying out 10 different fad diets since your New Year’s resolution began, is there really anything that is going to deliver the promise of achieving a healthier, slimmer, you in just a few weeks?

Natural healing with Plexus bio-energy

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

Bio-energy is a powerful healing technique that is natural and highly effective. It is used to treat a large number of conditions, the most common being digestive disorders, arthritis, back pain, lack of energy, headaches, and stress/anxiety.

Bee Green – professional garment care

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

Bee Green at Briarhill Shopping Centre (next door to KFC) is the first professional garment cleaner in Ireland to offer a revolutionary, safe, environmentally friendly, option for cleaning clothes. The 100 per cent non-toxic cleaning service ensures that your clothes are safely and thoroughly cleaned. Bee Green only uses detergents that are fully bio-degradable, making them good for you, your clothes, the environment, and future generations. And of course the most important point is that it is no more expensive – in fact when you take into account the broader benefits for your safety, it is a positive saving for all.

“As our service is so environmentally friendly, and as people are making conscious decisions not to use harmful chemicals, we did extensive research across Europe and America in search of a better and less harmful process than dry cleaners are currently using,” said Paul Langan of Bee Green. “During our research we accidentally happened to be watching The Early Show on CBS News in 2007. We were shocked to learn of some of the dangers associated with dry cleaning solvents such as perchloroethylene (PERC), etc, and the fact that several American states had banned its use. This made us think even harder and led us to do much research to find a safe and a more positive solution. I’m glad to say that we found it and that we can stand proudly on our Bee Green mission statement – our detergents are safe for you, safe for your clothes, and safe for the environment.”

Holiday style

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

The sky may be dull and grey but there is no need to base your wardrobe on this. Think summer, bright colours and cheery styles.

Scentsational

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

If you plan to treat your man to a luxurious scent this St Valentine’s Day look no further than Armani Black Code.

Going for gold

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

When women are faced with a recession what do they do? Reach for the fake tan, it appears from the latest statistics.

Self-tanning is one of the fastest growing sectors of the health and beauty market which is an industry worth £19 billion in the UK. The self tan market grew 10 per cent last year despite the recession and sales of St Tropez products, for example, to retailers were up 24 per cent for the 12 months ending April 2010.

Face facts

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

If the winter chills have left your skin looking far from fresh and fabulous then it’s time for a little spa-inspired skincare indulgence.

Massage away stress

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

Pamper yourself after a long hard day with a range of beauty products which use the therapeutic and rejuvenative benefits of Irish seaweed carefully sourced from the west.

Watch it

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

What do you get the woman who has everything? A rotating disc watch (€149) from Juicy Couture may be the perfect choice.

The latest fashion trends

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

After addressing the season’s key looks, Debbie Norman, manager of BORN Clothing in Newtownsmith – winner of Galway’s Best Fashion Retailer 2010, outlines the key clothing trends for Spring / Summer 2011...

‘Brush With Fashion’ new make-up trend launch

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

The Body Shop will be holding the launch of its new ‘Brush With Fashion’ make-up range tonight, February 10, between 5pm and 9pm.

Prepare for summer with the Galway Hat Shop

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

To help you prepare for spring and summer the Galway Hat Shop is receiving fabulous new accessories daily for the current season.

Connemara Smokehouse

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

All the supermarkets and even our convenience shops have stocks of smoked salmon, many of which are labeled in such a way to make it difficult to separate the good from the great and the good from the not so good.

Celebrity weight loss

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

Dr Eva Orsmond is probably best known for her role as RTE’s hugely popular Operation Transformation diet and nutrition expert , her battle to re-educate people on health and fitness is changing hundreds of people’s lives every day.

Acupuncture for positive health

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

Acupuncture is a Chinese treatment therapy that works miracles for different diseases, especially for relief of pain. According to the Chinese medicine theory, there are energy pathways called meridians that flow through your body. The moment there is a blockage of their path it results in health related issues. When needles are inserted in the areas that need to be treated which influence the energy flow through the Meridians and thus relieves the pain.

The Garra Glas in the Claddagh

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

The Garra Glas (The green field or green garden) was an area of the Claddagh which corresponds to where the Fire Station is today. Our photograph was taken in the 1930s when things were changing in the area .. the old Claddagh houses were being gradually knocked down to make way for those that are there today. Kerbstones were being laid down to frame the newly laid road surface. The house we see on the left belonged to the Flaherty family. The building next to it was obviously converted from a cottage into a workshop of some kind with the large beam supporting the double doors. Next door was Cubbards. You can see someone peeping out the door.

Taking The Cotton Box magic to Kuwait

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

It’s hard to imagine that people had the courage, or foolishness, to start up a business without a phone. For most of the 1970s, if you hadn’t an old fashioned phone already, you were out in the cold for a period of at least nine months to two years. The Industrial Development Authority was howling with rage saying that new industries were interested in coming to Ireland, but laughed when they were told “ That’s grand. But, we’re sorry. At the moment there are no phones...”

Celebrity weight loss

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

Dr Eva Orsmond is probably best known for her role as RTE’s hugely popular Operation Transformation diet and nutrition expert , her battle to re-educate people on health and fitness is changing hundreds of people’s lives every day.

The Orsmond Clinics, which is run by Dr. Orsmond, is a private specialist service in Ireland offering a medically supervised professional approach to the treatment of over weight and obesity, and one of the few clinics that also offers weight loss programmes for children and patients with diabetes.

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